How To Adjust Your Daughter’s Wardrobe
You will probably have to adapt your child’s wardrobe more often than your own. This is because their bodies are constantly growing, and will outgrow what you buy for them quickly. You may be wondering how to stretch your dollar, and what staple items to buy for your daughter or son’s wardrobe. If so, here you will find a few tips on how to buy clothes that will last longer for your child and will also be a bit kinder to your wallet.
Begin by organizing your child’s closet. See which girls sweatshirts your daughter has outgrown, and which ones are still in good shape and fit well. Clothes that are too small should go in a pile until you have finished going through the entire wardrobe.
Once you have completely organized the closet, and sifted through the items you want to keep and those you no longer need, it is time to get shopping! Now, instead of buying entirely new outfits you are only going to supplement your daughter’s (or son’s) wardrobe. For example, you will only buy jeans for the girls shirts you already have, or vice versa. You do not have to buy completely new outfits because you already know what you have that is in good condition and fits. This technique will definitely help save you money.
Children typically have a unique and special air to them. You do not have to go for ‘loud’ clothing. Let your child’s personality shine with classic pieces such as simple girls t shirts, classic jeans and skirts. Let your child be the center of attention, instead of her outfit.
When it is time to actually go out shopping, bring your daughter along. Typically, girls like to make decisions that pertain to their appearance. This can also be a unique bonding time for you and your child. Learn about their likes and dislikes and simply use this as a chance to spend quality time with your child.
Also make sure the clothing is age appropriate. As a parent, you may not want you child to grow up, but the reality is, they will. Older children, pre-teens and teens all will have different tastes in their style clothing. Take their preferences into consideration, but also set boundaries if what they want is not age appropriate.
After you have kept what was good from the closet, and bought the supplemental pieces it is now time to decide what to do with the clothing you no longer need. You can donate to charity, have a garage sale or give it to friends with younger children. There are a number of ways you can ‘recycle’ your child’s unneeded clothes.

Posted May 19, 2010
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